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Topic:Extreme Nature-our amazing world-__A Tree is Growing__

Common Core Standards RL.3.10-By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, drams, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. RI.3.1-Ask and answer questions ot demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. RI.3.3-Describe the relaionship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect RI.3.5-Use text features and search tools to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently RI.3.7-Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text RI.3.8-Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text RI.3.10-By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently W.3.4-With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. W.3.5-With guidance and support rom peers and adults, develop and strenghten writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. W.3.7-Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic W.3.8-Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories. W.3.10-Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Suggested Student Objectives 1. Students will read fluently and describe relationships utilizing text and graphic features. 2. Students will describe the connections between non-fiction reading and a virtual tour. 3. Students will research specific tree types and write facts and an informative paragraph. 4. Students will gather information from print and digital resources for their research.

Suggested Additional Readings [|simple tree article] [|interesting tree article] __Fernando's Gift__ by Douglas Keister __The Tree Book: For Kids and Their Grown-ups__ by Gina Ingoglia __ The Giving __ Tree by Shel Silverstein

Resource Links [] [] [|brainpop on trees]

Activities Students will link to Westbury Gardens website and click on take a tour. They will then be forwarded to photos of plants, trees and flowers that can be visited. Students will utilize information from __A Tree is Growing__ and photos with captions to list 3 facts about specific trees and write an informative paragraph about their tree. [|Westbury Gardens]

Assessments Journeys weekly tests 18.2-18.6 Grade research and informative paragraph using ELA rubric

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